Save the Connecticut River:
New Opportunity to Speak Up on Relicensing
Learn how to TAKE BACK OUR POWER
at our January 24, 2022 Zoom gathering
News Article, Recorder, 01/21/2022
Greening Greenfield would like as many people as possible to be involved in the relicensing effort, making local voices heard about the health of our river.
FirstLight Power operates interrelated hydroelectric projects on the Connecticut River that are currently up for relicensing. These hydro projects include
- Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Facility
- The "impoundment area" - the 20 miles of CT River above the Turners Falls Dam, from Barton Cove to Vernon, VT
- Turners Falls Dam itself
- Station One - a tiny power generating plant, and
- Cabot Station
Upstream dams in VT & NH are not covered here, but we urge you to learn about other relicensing projects from other sources, such as the Connecticut River Conservancy and Great River Hydro.
Go to:
TAKE ACTION for
- A description of our current ACTION ITEM: write EEA* requesting robust public hearings on FirstLight's application for a Water Quality Certificate
- Sample letters
- Names and addresses
Go to:
LEARN MORE for background information including:
- Players
- Process
- Pumped storage: purpose and problems
- Recording of our 1/24/22 online Call to Action, when available
- Links to other sources of information
Greening Greenfield is currently focusing on the PROCESS of relicensing, and urges you to contact other sources for more information about the technical aspects of river flow, erosion, fish habitat, recreation, and more, including
The Connecticut River Conservancy hydro pages
*Acronyms
CRC - Connecticut River Conservancy
DEP or MassDEP - Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
EEA / EOEEA - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FL - FirstLight Power
GG - Greening Greenfield
MEPA - Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
REA - Ready for Environmental Analysis
TF - Turners Falls
WQC - Water Quality Certificate